1st Edition

The Eastern Enlargement of the European Union

By John O'Brennan Copyright 2006
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

In May 2004, eight former communist states in Central and Eastern Europe acceded to the European Union. This new book examines the Eastern expansion of the EU through a tripartite structure, developing an empirical, conceptual and institutional analysis to provide a rounded and substantive account of EU enlargement, with new theoretical insights. The foreword is by written by Pat... Read more

Part 1: The Unfolding of Eastern Enlargement 1989-2004  1. Introduction  2. 1989 and Beyond: The New Europe Takes Shape  3. Beyond Copenhagen: The Deepening of EU-CEE Relations  4. Closing the Deal: Helsinki to Copenhagen  Part 2: The Institutional Dimension of Eastern Enlargement  5. The Council of Ministers and Eastern Enlargement  6. The European Commission and Eastern Enlargement  7. The European Parliament and Eastern Enlargement  Part 3: Conceptualizing Eastern Enlargement  8. Geopolitical Explanations of Eastern Enlargement  9. Economic Explanations of Eastern Enlargement  10. Normative Explanations of Eastern Enlargement  11. Conclusions

Biography

John O'Brennan is IRCHSS Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Limerick, Ireland.